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Peerage Record – 24630

Sir John Preston of Valleyfield1

Male, Registry Number #246291

Last Edited=7 Oct 2007

Child of Sir John Preston of Valleyfield

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 866. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Mary Preston1

Female, Registry Number #246292

Last Edited=7 Oct 2007
     Mary Preston is the daughter of Sir John Preston of Valleyfield.2 She married Reverend John Colville, son of Reverend Alexander Colville and Anne le Blanc, in 1665.1
     From 1665, her married name became Colville.1

Child of Mary Preston and Reverend John Colville

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 866. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Alexander Colville of Kincardine1

Male, Registry Number #246293, b. circa 1666, d. 9 August 1717

Last Edited=17 Feb 2011
     Alexander Colville of Kincardine was born circa 1666.1 He was the son of Reverend John Colville and Mary Preston.2 He married Mary Erskine, daughter of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, 1st Bt. and Penelope Barclay, in 1687.1 He died on 9 August 1717.1
     He succeeded as the 5th Lord Colville of Culross [S., 1604] after 1678, de jure.1

Children of Alexander Colville of Kincardine and Mary Erskine

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 866. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, 1st Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #246294, d. February 1677

Last Edited=24 Jul 2022
Consanguinity Index=1.46%
     Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, 1st Bt. was the son of Alexander Erskine, Viscount Fentoun and Lady Anne Seton.2 He married Penelope Barclay, daughter of Arthur Barclay of Colhill, in 1663.2 He died in February 1677.2
     He held the office of Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1663.1 He was created 1st Baronet Erskine, of Cambo, co. Fife [Nova Scotia] on 20 August 1666.2

Children of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, 1st Bt. and Penelope Barclay

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 866. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Mary Erskine1

Female, Registry Number #246295, b. 21 May 1667

Last Edited=31 Dec 2011
     Mary Erskine was baptised on 21 May 1667.2 She was the daughter of Sir Charles Erskine of Cambo, 1st Bt. and Penelope Barclay.2 She married Alexander Colville of Kincardine, son of Reverend John Colville and Mary Preston, in 1687.1
     From 1687, her married name became Colville.1

Children of Mary Erskine and Alexander Colville of Kincardine

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 866. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross1

Male, Registry Number #246296, b. 1690, d. 20 April 1741

Last Edited=18 Jan 2020
Consanguinity Index=0.01%
     John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross was born in 1690.1 He was the son of Alexander Colville of Kincardine and Mary Erskine.2 He married Elizabeth Johnston in 1716.1 He died on 20 April 1741 at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.1
     He succeeded as the 6th Lord Colville of Culross [S., 1604] on 27 May 1723, after his claim to the title was allowed.1 He fought in the Siege of Cartagena de Indias in 1741, where he commanded a regiment.1

Children of John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross and Elizabeth Johnston

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 866. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Elizabeth Johnston1

Female, Registry Number #246297, d. 3 March 1748

Last Edited=7 Oct 2007
     Elizabeth Johnston married John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross, son of Alexander Colville of Kincardine and Mary Erskine, in 1716.1 She died on 3 March 1748.1
     From 1716, her married name became Colville.1

Children of Elizabeth Johnston and John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 866. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Vice-Admiral Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross1

Male, Registry Number #246298, b. 28 February 1717, d. 21 May 1770

Last Edited=17 Feb 2011
     Vice-Admiral Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross was born on 28 February 1717.1 He was the son of John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross and Elizabeth Johnston.2 He married Lady Elizabeth Erskine, daughter of Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie and Janet Pitcairn, on 1 October 1768.1 He died on 21 May 1770 at age 53, without issue.1
     He succeeded as the 7th Lord Colville of Culross [S., 1604] on 20 April 1741.1 He fought in the Siege of Quebec in 1759, as commander of the Northumberland.1 He was Commander-in-Chief of the North America in 1760.1 He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral of the White.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 866. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lucrezia Bruschetto1

Female, Registry Number #246299, d. 1608

Last Edited=8 Oct 2007
     Lucrezia Bruschetto married Vincenzo Guicciardini, son of Jacopo Guicciardini and Camilla Bardi, in 1558 at London, EnglandG.1 She died in 1608.1
     From 1558, her married name became Guicciardini.1

Child of Lucrezia Bruschetto and Vincenzo Guicciardini

Citations:
  1. [S1710] Juan Carlos Marino y Montero, “re: Sapieha-Potocki Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 4 May 2006. Hereinafter cited as “re: Sapieha-Potocki Family.”

Lady Elizabeth Erskine1

Female, Registry Number #246300, d. 1794

Last Edited=31 Dec 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.0%
     Lady Elizabeth Erskine was the daughter of Alexander Erskine, 5th Earl of Kellie and Janet Pitcairn.2 She married, firstly, Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane on 23 April 1760.1 She married, secondly, Vice-Admiral Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross, son of John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross and Elizabeth Johnston, on 1 October 1768.1 She died in 1794.1
     From 23 April 1760, her married name became Macfarlane.1 From 1 October 1768, her married name became Colville.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 866. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

 

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